Lives have always been at greater risk in Rakhine, the second-poorest state of one of Asia’s poorest countries. The situation is worse away from the Sittwe camps, in isolated and predominantly Muslim northern Rakhine state.

A Muslim rights organization praises Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan for signing a bill that bans gay organizations, meetings and gay marriage, and commends him for resisting pressure from Western countries.

It was recently reported that an adult actor who has starred in gay porn was featured in the highly controversial anti-Muslim movie, "Innocence of Muslims," which caused anti-U.S. protests in the Middle East this week.